Foodies will be able to sample tasty treats prepared by some of the country’s most innovative and unusual traders as they road test their products ahead of the festival season.

Exhibitors include the Routemaster Bus Bar, who serve exotic cocktails from a traditional red Routemaster double decker bus decked out as a fully-functioning bar; Great Balls of Fire Bros, who serve American-style meatballs Elvis would have loved; and the Birmingham Waffle Company, whose waffles are topped with a range of unusual toppings, from honeycomb to lemon curd.

Trevor Beattie said: "Birmingham is the creative heartbeat of Britain. And the pop-up Spring Market is a brilliant example of why: three young Brummies curating the finest flavours, music and art in the land, in Digbeth, the heart of Brum's Art Quarter.

"Hear that..? It's the sound of Camden getting its ass kicked."

Organisers said the exhibitors invited to Spring Market were carefully selected because they were the most innovative traders on the UK’s festival circuit. This event is one of their last opportunities to perfect the new recipes that will keep the nation’s music-lovers well fed and watered this summer.

The Spring Market starts at midday and runs until 6pm. Entrance is £1 for adults and kids get in free.

Music, art and entertainment will a lso be on offer at the market. Sam Baylis, lead singer of Birmingham band Troumaca, will deliver a two hour DJ set and a graffiti artist will share his tips on how to turn graffiti into art.

Bill Drummond, co-founder of Nineties pop act KLF, is also expected to make an appearance. Now a leading artist, Drummond is currently exhibiting at East Side Project, one of the city’s leading independent galleries.

Local arts and crafts producers will be showcasing their products at Spring Market.

They include the Book Barge, a vintage book store that trades from a canal-side berth; the Home Brew Boat; Upsydaisy craft, selling handmade ceramic tiles fired up by a Birmingham trader and King Jive’s Tea and Coffee, which serves fair-trade coffee and tea from the back of a converted 1964 Morris Minor called Betty.

Spring Market has been set up by the Bournville Waffle Company, a group of three young traders who travel the country in their converted camper van selling waffles to festival-goers in their spare time.

David Robinson, one of the event organisers, said: “You don’t need a ticket to Glastonbury to sample some of the sights, sounds and tastes of the festival scene.

"We wanted to recreate that festival vibe in the centre of Birmingham by inviting all the exciting and original traders we met on our travels back to our home city for an afternoon.

"We are proud of our city and we also wanted to provide a platform for all the talented Birmingham-based artists and designers to showcase their products."

Traders will begin arriving at the Bond, the canalside location in the heart of Digbeth, early on Saturday morning. The venue has a huge courtyard as well as an inside area and a covered terrace so guests will be able to enjoy the event whatever the weather.

Plans for a summer market and autumn market at the same venue are already taking shape.